This building is a dirt lot now but this streetveiew was taken a few months before it was leveled and you could see the beautiful preheaters, lamps and all, from outside in the street!
Too bad they probably got crushed or scrapped. Technically they're supposed to remove them before demo since they have PCB ballasts but I find they sometimes just demo the building with the lights still up.
Man, there has to be one of these old buildings somewhere with a ton of old T17 units still in place.
thanks! I was just on street view looking at the bridges under an interchange that's being worked on and i was going down the road and i was like "Wait, I see fluoros!"
Oh wow do you know old they are? Old fluorescents are the best! They're built like tanks and look a lot cooler than newer lights. Make sure you keep the original ballasts inside! If your dad wants LED lights in the basement make sure you put up new fixtures and save the old ones. Sadly, old fluorescents are slowly disappearing so all the better if you can keep those ones in the basement alive and well.
Are they preheat with starters, rapid start, HO, or slimline?
They will stay in the basement. I would have to go down and see them to know they have not been on in over 20 years. I will wire them in and get them going. I think one is over 70 years old.
Wow so the newest bulbs down there are from the 80s! No doubt those fixtures have some old bulbs from the 60s and 70s! Are they disconnected from power or just switched off? I'm guessing the basement is vacant? I wonder if they all work?
Hmm Interesting. I wonder if maybe it accidentally got disconnected when there was electrical work done? So there's been no light down there for amost 30 years?
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Man, there has to be one of these old buildings somewhere with a ton of old T17 units still in place.
They are not T17 they are t12
Are they preheat with starters, rapid start, HO, or slimline?